This is a blog about water fountains on the city campus of the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. We are in NO way endorsed by the University. On this site you will find ratings for a random sampling of fountains from the different buildings on campus and where to find the best fountains on campus. These ratings are subject to our opinion. There are links to the different buildings as well as a picture of the fountain. Enjoy!

Tuesday, December 9, 2014

Keep an eye out for the flyers we put out across campus! Signs were posted next to the best and worst water fountains, as well as in public areas.

To go with the top 10 best water fountains, here is the list with the top 10 worst fountains on campus:

10. There is a four way tie for the 10th worst water fountain on campus. The four fountains have a rating of 2.4 stars out of 5 and they are:

Oldfather Hall 9th Floor

Harper Hall 9th Floor South Side

Selleck Quadrangle by room 5328

Cook Pavilion Under the Heat Advisory Sign

7. For the 7th worst water fountain on campus there is a three way tie at a rating of 2.3 stars out of 5. The three fountains are:

Hamilton Hall by room 130

Smith Hall 8th Floor North Side

Cook Pavilion Under the Scoreboard

5. There is another tie for 5th worst fountain at a rating of 2.2 stars out of 5. The two tied fountains are:

Hamilton Hall by room 308

Oldfather Hall 7th Floor

4. 4th place belongs solely to the water fountain that is by room 153 in the Rec Center with a rating of 2.1 stars out of 53. The bronze medal for THE WORST fountain is the short fountain from the Union by room 213 with a rating of 1.8 stars out of 52. The silver medal for the worst fountain goes to the short fountain on Harper Hall 1st Floor on the North Side with a rating of 1.7 stars out of 51. The gold medal for the worst, most horrible water fountain to get a drink from on campus belongs to the fountain by the Discovery Shop in Morrill Hall with a rating of a whopping 1.6 stars out of 5

After tallying the ratings we have compiled a list of the top ten water fountains on the campus. Below are the results:

9. In 9th we have a four way tie. With a rating of 3.9 stars out of 5 the four fountains are:

Rec Center by the Fitness Assessment Room Tall Fountain

Union by room 229

Love Library by room S127

Westbrook Music Building by room 211

5. In 5th we also have a four way tie. With a rating of 4.0 stars out of 5 the four fountains are:

Rec Center by the Fitness Assessment Room Short Fountain

Hamilton Hall by room 205

Hamilton Hall by room 326

Burnett Hall by room 309 Tall Fountain

4. In fourth place is from Westbrook Music Building with a rating of 4.2 stars out of 52. There is yet another tie for the silver medal between two fountains with a rating of 4.3 stars out of 5. The two fountains are:

Hamilton Hall by room 218

Hamilton Hall by room 213

1. The gold medal winner for best water fountain on campus is by the track in the Rec Center with a rating of 4.4 stars out of 5

Here are your top five areas to avoid at all costs if you need a drink. These are the buildings with the worst water fountains.

5. Andrews Hall with an average rating of 3 stars out of 54. Nebraska Hall with an average rating of 2.99 stars out of 53. The bronze medal goes to Oldfather Hall with an average rating of 2.96 stars out of 52. The silver medal goes to Harper Hall with an average rating of 2.95 stars out of 51. The gold medal for absolute worst building to get a drink goes to Morrill Hall with a 2.88 rating out of 5

Who doesn't want to know if they should be drinking the water in the building where they live? Here is the list of the Worst Three Residence Halls on Campus:

3. Tie between East-side Suites and Abel Hall with an average rating of 3.09 stars out of 52. Selleck Hall with an average rating of 3.01 stars out of 51. Harper Hall takes the top spot with an average rating of 2.95 stars out of 5

Here are the results for top three Residence Halls on campus based on their average water fountain rating:

3. Tie between Knoll and Schramm Hall with an average rating of 3.25 stars out of 52. University Suites with an average rating of 3.4 stars out of 51. The gold medal goes to Village with an average rating of 3.5 stars out of 5

We'll follow up the top three best lecture halls with the worst three lecture halls to quench your thirst:

3. Nebraska Hall with an average rating of 2.99 stars out of 52. Oldfather Hall with an average rating of 296 stars out of 51. The worst lecture hall to get a drink from goes to Morrill Hall with an average rating of 2.88 stars out of 5

Here is the results of the top three lecture halls on campus with the best water fountains:

3. Teacher's College with an average rating of 3.575 stars out of 52. Avery Hall with an average rating of 3.68 stars out of 51. Westbrook Music Building takes the cake with an average rating of 3.68333 stars out of five narrowly edging Avery